IN the old wars drum of hoofs and the beat of shod feet. In the new wars hum of motors and the tread of rubber tires. In the wars to come silent wheels and whirr of rods not yet dreamed out in the heads of men. In the old wars clutches of short swords and jabs into faces with spears. In the new wars long range guns and smashed walls, guns running a spit of metal and men falling in tens and twenties. In the wars to come new silent deaths, new silent hurlers not yet dreamed out in the heads of men. In the old wars kings quarreling and thousands of men following. In the new wars kings quarreling and millions of men following. In the wars to come kings kicked under the dust and millions of men following great causes not yet dreamed out in the heads of men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORTRAIT OF ONE DEAD by CONRAD AIKEN SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 4 by CONRAD AIKEN THE CITY REVISITED by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ON TALK OF PEACE AT THIS TIME by ROBERT FROST DEAD LEAVES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON KEATS TO FANNY BRAWNE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |